The City of Renton is hiring Basketball Referees for our youth basketball season. Shifts are generally on Friday evenings between 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM and Saturdays between 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM from January through Mid-March.
Recreation Leaders will be responsible for refereeing and scorekeeping basketball games ranging in age divisions from kindergarten - 8th Grade. At the conclusion of the basketball season, shift availability and sport focus will adjust to meet the seasonal programming needs.
Desired Qualifications
- Knowledge of basketball rules and gameplay
- Ability to work and communicate effectively with children and adults
- General sports knowledge
Hourly Rates
- Recreation Leader 1: $21.57 per hour
- Recreation Leader 2: $23.00 per hour
- Recreation Leader 3: $26.00 per hour
Placement at the Recreation Leader 1, 2, or 3 level, is dependent on years of experience and qualifications.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Provide support to, and collaborate with, Recreation Coordinator and other city staff as needed to assist with planning, preparing, and implementing recreation programs; specifically, Youth Basketball.
- Lead, instruct, and teach participants using excellent citizenship, sportsmanship, and inclusivity.
- Provide each participant the opportunity to succeed and grow their social skills through recreational opportunities.
- Understand, explain and up-hold program and facility expectations.
- Ensure program/facility rules, policies and procedures are followed; maintain and enforce safety standards.
- Responsible for reporting all participant behavioral problems and incidents to appropriate staff and supervisor.
- Provide attendance and facility reports as required.
- Attend and supervise program participants during field trips and special events.
- Provide a positive attitude toward program participants and staff; encourage and serve as a positive role model for program participants.
- Understand, explain, and enforce facility rules.
- Keep area tidy, organized, and welcoming to patrons.
- Assist in coordination of seasonal staff and volunteer schedules.
- Depending on position, may be responsible for overall program supervision, facilitating activities, site rentals, and field use.
- Depending on position, may provide direction to other supplemental staff.
- Assist in defining and recommending program goals and objectives.
- Ensure proper use, care, and storage of program equipment.
- Maintain communication with staff, participants, parents/guardian as needed.
- Responsible for the designated site location to ensure proper program set-up, security measures and the general cleaning of the facility.
- May work in more than one assignment in the department.
- Administer first aid as needed.
SUPERVISION
Reports To: Recreation Coordinator and/or Designee
Supervises: none
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Recreation Leader 1
- At least 16 years of age.
- Must be able to successfully pass a required background check.
- Volunteer experience related to recreation preferred.
Recreation Leader 2
- At least 18 years of age.
- 2 – 4 years of previous work, or volunteer, experience related to the designated or assigned recreation program required.
- Valid Driver's License.
- Some positions may require successful passing of a required driving record check.
- Successful passing a required background check.
Recreation Leader 3
- At least 18 years of age, some positions may require at least 21 years of age.
- 4 – 8 years of previous work, or volunteer, experience related to the designated or assigned recreation program required.
- Valid Driver's License.
- Some positions may require successful passing of a required driving record check.
- Successful passing a required background check.
COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS
- Demonstrate thorough knowledge of assigned recreation programs, activities, and services.
- Demonstrate knowledge of safety guidelines and practices.
- Skill in overseeing and leading the work of others.
- Ability to handle conflict and solve problems using tact, patience, and courtesy.
- Ability to navigate emergency situations.
- Work with diverse groups of people in a tactful, effective, and respectful manner.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, the community and program participants.
- Follow instructions, both written and verbal.
- Ability to safely perform job tasks in a variety of park and non-park settings.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Communicate with City employees and residents.
- Lift or move items weighing up to 50 pounds on occasion.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Work is performed both indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions.
- Noise level is moderately loud.
- Work various schedules including mornings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends.
Approved reasonable accommodation requests will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.